Improvement in lighting attachments for alarm-clocks



I. FISCHLEIN. LIGHTING ATT-ACHMERT FOR ALARM-CLOCKS.

No-. 175.344. Pat-en'tei March 28,1616,

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ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK FISOHLEIN, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN LIGHTING ATTACHMENTS FOR ALARM-CLQCKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175,344, dated March28, 1876; application filed February 26, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK FIsoHLEIN, of Jersey City, in the county ofHudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedAlarm-Clock and Lighter, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of myimproved alarm-clock and lighter; and Fig. 2, a vertical transversesection of the same on the line 0 c, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates to a combination of an alarm-clock with a devicefor lighting simultaneously with the release of the alarm a can- (lle orlamp; and it consists of the connection of the alarm mechanism of aclock-train, by a fulcrumed and spring-acted hook-lever, with thehook-arm of a spring'acted friction-lever, that, on its release, ignitesa match secured by suitable supporting and gage devices above the candleor lamp, so as to light the same simultaneously with the release of thealarm.

In the drawing, A represents a clock-train of any approved construction,and A the cus tomary mechanism for releasing the alarm at the appointedtime. B is a fnlcrumed leverrod, that is connected by its lower end withthe alarm mechanism A, and by its upper hock-shaped end with therecessed arm 0 of a swinging friction-lever, O, that turnsin suit- Iable pivot-bearings a, and is acted upon by a spiral or other spring, b.

The friction-lever O carries a convex plate, 1], with rasp-cut or otherfrictional surface, that is passed rapidly over the head of a matchsupported above the candle, lamp, or other lighting device D, so as toignite the match by the friction therewith.

Arubber cushion, c, on the clock-case, at the same distance as'thefriction-plate from the pivot of the lever 0, serves as rest for thefriction-plate d, to deaden the noise caused by the lever when arrivingat the end of its stroke.

, The candle socket or lamp-support D is provided with anupward-extending arm, E, that is perforated for the insertion of thematch, which is rigidly secured thereto by a pivoted eccentric cam orother clamping device, f.

A second forward-extending arm, E, with forked end branching out fromarm E, supports the middle part of the match, and retains it in inclinedposition above the light, to produce the lighting of the same as soon asit is ignited by the friction with the lever G.

A sliding gage, F, of the candle-socket D serves, when raised, to definethe exact position of the head of the match, so as to secure positivelythe contact of the same with the friction-plate and produce the ignitionof the match in perfectly reliable manner. The gage F is slid back againwhen the match is set, to be out of the way for the action of thefriction-lever.

When the alarm mechanism of the clock is set to the appointed hour atwhich the alarm is desired to be given, the friction-lever O is carriedover from its point of rest on the cushion until the hook end of thealarm-connecting lever'rod B engages the recessed arm 0 of thefriction-lever. The match is then inserted into the supporting-arm, setby the gage to the exact position required, and then fastened by thecam. The gage is then carried out of the way and the lighting mechanismis ready for action. As soon as the clock releases the alarm mechanismthe frictionlever is disengaged from the hooklever, thrown, by theaction of its spring, past the match-head, so that its friction-plateignites the same and lights the candle. A receptacle for matches may bearranged in connection with the lighting mechanism, and the wholefinished in a neat style, to form a useful and ornamental attachment tothe clock.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with clock and alarm mechanism,of the lever B, connected at its lower end with alarm A, and at itsupper hook-shaped end with the recessed arm of a swinging frictionspring-lever, 0, arranged substantially as and for the purposespecified.

2. The combination of the supporting and fastening devices of thecandle-socket with a sliding gage, for setting the match into exactposition to be ignited on the release of the friction-lever,substantially as described.

FRANK FISOHLEIN. Witnesses:

'1. B. MOSHER, PAUL GOEPEL.

